Tag: Lord of the Rings

Pixar’s Elio is Sci-Fi Magic | Review

If you've ever wondered what it'd be like if Pixar went full "Amblin," complete with quasi-horror elements and deep Sci-Fi goodness, Elio is what you're looking for. It rules. Elio Directed By: Madeline Sharafian, Domee Shi, Adrian Molina Written By: Julia Cho, Mark Hammer, Mike Jones Starring: Yonas Kibreab, Zoe Saldaña, Remy Edgerly, Brad Garrett Release Date: June 20, 2025 Full disclosure: I had pretty much zero interest in...
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The Legend of Heroes: Trails Beyond the Horizon Comes to Nintendo Switch 2 in January 2026

The next installment in The Legend of Heroes Trails series will be coming to the Nintendo Switch 2 come the new year. NIS America, Inc. is proud to announce that The Legend of Heroes: Trails beyond the Horizon is coming to Nintendo Switch 2 in addition to the previously-announced Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and PC (Steam, Epic Games Store, and GOG) platforms. All...
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EA Drops The Lord of the Rings: Heroes of Middle-earth Gameplay Trailer!

Today, EA and Capital Games announced the launch date for The Lord of the Rings: Heroes of Middle-earth mobile game and released a new...
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Studios Haven’t Figured Out Sequel/Prequel Trilogies Yet

Jurassic World: Dominion is the final film in the sequel trilogy of Jurassic Park films. It represents a growing trend of popular franchises tacking...
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Howard Shore in Talks to Score Amazon’s ‘Lord of the Rings’ Series

As amazing as Amazon's Lord of the Rings series already sounds, it may be about to get that much better if certain reports about...
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Tolkien available on Blu-Ray this August

"J.R.R. Tolkien’s book The Hobbit set off a wildfire, singlehandedly dominating the fantasy adventure genre in the last century. The “Tolkien effect” echoes everywhere...
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J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Fall of Gondolin Will Be Published This August

One of J.R.R. Tolkien's books that many thought would never see the light of day has finally been finished and will be released later this year!  Read on for more details about The Fall of Gondolin...

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CGI Done Right: Gollum in Lord of the Rings

Nowadays, with major advances in technology CGI is playing a huge role in the movie making industry. Of course sometimes creators can go a little too far with CGI making the realistic looking aliens or monsters not so realistic looking and instead creepy or annoying (see Jar Jar Binks) but when they get it right it is nearly perfect. 

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TMP Cinema Death Match: Dumbledore vs. Gandalf

Due to the recent release of the latest, and in my opinion greatest, Harry Potter film we thought it was only fitting for our next match to have two great wizards face off.  Therefore, this round will contain Harry Potter’s magical mentor Dumbledore and the Baggins’ confidante Gandalf.  Both are masters of their craft, and would make formidable foes in a “no holds barred” feud.

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